Subaru Crosstrek XV One Step Rupes Polish

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512detail

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color is called tangerine orange pearl and it looks amazing in person. ive seen this vehicle in other colors and i'd have to say this color is the best one i've seen

vehicle recieved on a rainy morning day-client didn't seem to mind so neither did I

Onr wash, iron x, long rinse, onr again (had to do this one quick because it was sprinkling)
Nanoskin handi towel with Nanoskin Glide
Sonax, Speedmaster Pro and Mini
Pinnacle APC 1:5 on tires with Tufstuff Brush (a must have)
Rupes Duetto, Rupes Yellow Polishing Pad, Rupes Yellow Fine Gel
Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protectant
Blackfire Wet Diamond Polymer Spray topper
and Midnight Sun Quick Detailer here and there after polishing
WW Drying towels and many fine mf towels
Poorboys Glass Cleaner, Trim Restorer and assorted foam brushes (lots of fading black already) and Polish W Sealant (door jams, under handles,etc)
Optibond on tires, Opti-seal on wheels

vehicle had some pretty decent circular swirls on it-looked mostly wash induced. i think it was a 2013. i know it only had 14000 miles. I guess it could have been worse.


driver rear door before


driver rear door after
driver rear panel before
driver rear panel after

passenger rear panel before
passenger rear panel after
side of passenger door before
passenger door w tape line

closeup
hood before

hood polished on both sides of tape line
naked paint


final shots (sorry it was dark outside so no spectacular sun shots)







very pleased with the results just wish i could have had a sunny day to work with so i could have taken pictures when the sun was out. vehicle took me the better part of the day but i did take a few breaks here and there

vehicle's owner was very happy. hopefully they will let me take care of it from now on so it does not get back to the above condition.

as a side note i might add that so far i am very happy with the rupes pads and polishes. this thursday (hey, thats today!) i receive the rest of my rupes pads and polishe to complete the entire pads/polishes line (except for mf finishing discs-which im sure are worth purchasing as well)

also i should note that i i applied the bfwd with a 6.5 inch lc ht red (crimson?) pad and the duetto did not like size of that pad at all. it was extremely shaky and i had to switch to the one 5.5 ht crimson pad i have. this is strange to me because the 6.5 lc ht cyan pads i used the other day with pb pws did not produce much more of a noticeable vibration on the duetto than the rupes pads.

questions/comments welcome

thanks for viewing

happy thursday-today is going to be a great day :rockon
 
Looks great Brandt! Only problem is your results are so good now I don't know if I should save a little and get a Duetto now or still plan on getting the Rupes 21. I definitely need to pick up a nanoskin too!
 
mnehls86 said:
Looks great Brandt! Only problem is your results are so good now I don't know if I should save a little and get a Duetto now or still plan on getting the Rupes 21. I definitely need to pick up a nanoskin too!
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thanks
yeah thats kinda where im at..thinking the rupes 15 or 21 would have been possibly a better choice (as they would cut even more)

but this duetto is light (considering its power) and does not really cause any fatigue although i do have some back shoulder pain that im sure is just my body getting used to operating this machinery

but even if i had the 21 i would probably switch the bp to the 5 inch one and use the 6 inch pads. 7 inch pads would only be good on large flat surfaces but would cover some ground, i just doubt they would cut as well as the 5.5 or 6inch

i know from experience that this duetto does not really like 6.5 pads...you can see the extra space on the pad velcro from where the bp does not touch it crumpling up as it rotates..plus it gets noticeably hotter and has a lot of vibration-so much that one handed is not recommended

just my observations so far
 
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